Price Watchdog Report Sparks Public Frustration
A critical column questions the Agriculture Department's postwar price claims and methods. It argues the 2 percent drop in food costs glosses over real burden on fixed incomes and critiques price controls and middlemen, urging government accountability and consumer resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
D. of A
Agriculture Department
New York City
New Jersey
California
Hudson River
Department of Government
Mystery at Azure hotel folds into missing luggage case
Quiz show winners John Henry and Sin Conover find their cottage occupied and belongings searched after a fatal confrontation. Mr. Trim, hotel clerk Gayner, and Barselou loom as possible players in a web of deception surrounding a dying message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sin
Mr. Barselou
John Henry
Sin Conover
Homer Anglin
Angtin
Johnny
Sindine
Anglin
Barselou
Lin
Faye Jordan
Gayner
Trim
Miss Jordan
Cottage 15
Jordan
Cutie
Mr. Trim
Conover
Mr. Conover
Electors and the Electoral College Debate Scrutinized
The piece analyzes Senator Lodge’s proposal to abolish electoral electors while keeping votes, arguing it would likely prevent a Republican win and could disrupt the South’s one party system. It notes the 1948 race near House involvement and the press’s cautious stance on changing the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
House of Representatives
Lodge
Massachusetts
Dewey
New York
President Truman
Wallace
Ohio
New Bedford
Mass
Standard-Times
Senator Lodge
New Bedford Paper
South
Solid South
Mrs Truman
Standard - Times
Congress
Consumer scolding sparks debate on food prices
A retroactive critique by the Department of Agriculture targets public grumbling over food costs. The agency defends prices as appropriate, urging restraint and highlighting complex market forces behind rising groceries.
Death Benefits Rise in 1948 For Ohio Families
Ohio families received $96,619,900 in death benefits in 1948, up from $85,889,000 in 1947 and $81,651,000 in 1946, according to the Institute of Life Insurance in New York. The increase over the previous year totaled $10,630,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Institute of Life Insurance
New York
Echoes of Canaanville Its Rail Era and Early Inhabitants
The piece recalls Canaanville on US Route 50 near Athens once a coal town with railroad roots. It notes old brick houses on Walter Totman land, early settlers like the Mansfields Boyles Gillets and Pilchers, the 1804 Baird home, a 1824 flooring mill, the 426 foot No. 6 coal seam mine employing about 400 in 1918, and dwindling structures including depots and company houses.
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Canaanville
Athens
Warren
Marietta & Cincinnati
Canaan
Ohio
Old World
New England
Athens County
Walter Totman
Mansfields
Mansfield
Willow Creek
Hocking Valley
Boyles
Peter Boyles
Canaan Township
George
Baird
Stephen Pilcher
William Jackson
Marietta
Gus Linscott
Route 50
Captain Warren
Ed Carpenter
Halbert
Pruden
Jacksons
Halberts
Caricos
Stalders
Coal Company
C.D.B. Webster
Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad
Pilcher Farm
Old Mine
Joyce
Old Brick Company
Thomas Joyce
Columbus
Merchantile
Green- Joyce Co
Pilcher Tunnel
Ragans
Griffins
McGuires
Hickeys
Almond Named Chief of Staff at Allied Headquarters
General MacArthur announces Major General E. M. Almond as Chief of Staff of Allied Headquarters and the Far East command. The appointment shapes strategic leadership for Allied forces in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
E. M. Almond
MacArthur
Allied Headquarters
Far East Command
Edson's Column: Keyser Teaches Congress Economics Facts
Washington report notes Leon Keyserling, vice chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, has started a lengthy briefing for Congress on economic realities. The piece frames the session as a substantial, ongoing educational effort.
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Washington
Leon Keyserling
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
Government jobs face hiring gaps as pay lures graduates
A Hoover Commission survey of 3448 seniors in 94 colleges shows over half prioritize salary, with private sector pay higher than government jobs. It notes rapid wartime hiring, peacetime losses, and calls for reforms to attract top graduates and improve advancement, benefits, and stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover Commission
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Commission
Quiz Hall By Wilton E Hall
A vintage classroom quiz lists ten questions for men women and teenagers with multiple choice items on ships, markets, weights, and symbols plus a district keyed answer set at the end. The page preserves quiz culture and playful scoring guidance for self assessment.
Rosanna Egleberry Funeral Held At Zaleski Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosanna Egleberry 81 were held at the Methodist Church in Zaleski after her death February 11 at home. She survived by two daughters Etta and Nora two sons Ira and Hugh five grandchildren and three great grandchildren a sister and brother Jennie Newlin and E T Ansel of Columbus and her husband, now deceased. The Rev H A Lockwood officiated. WSCS met at the church. refreshments and Valentines followed. Additional news notes for Albert Pennell and family, Mrs Elizabeth Martin’s funeral, and visits in Columbus and Chillicothe are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zaleski
Rosanna Egleberry
Methodist
E. T. Ansel
Columbus
H. A. Lockwood
WSCS
Methodist Church
Albert Pennell
Wellston
Vernon Pennell
Clyde Martin
Anne
Clyde, Jr
Bobbie
Mr. Martin
Elizabeth Martin
Ernest Tripp
Edna Hawk
Hubert Beck
Radio Programs Area Stations Listing
A compact listing of radio stations with call letters and frequencies across Cincinnati Columbus Huntington Parkersburg Charleston Marietta and surrounding areas. Includes NBRC WLW Cincinnati ABC WCOL Columbus WSAZ Huntington CBS WBNS Columbus WCHS Charleston WPAR Parkersburg MBS WHKC Columbus and WMOA Marietta frequencies ranging from 580 to 1490 KC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBRC
WLW
Cincinnati
ABC
WCOL
Columbus
WSAZ
Huntington
CBS
WBNS
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
WMOA
Marietta
Evening Radio Schedule Snapshot of February Listings
Radio and network listings show a dense February 17 broadcast slate across ABC CBS MBS and NBC from 6:00 pm to midnight. Programs include news reports, comedy skits, talk shows, drama, and musical variety with hosts such as Lowell Thomas Fulton Lewis Jr Jack Smith Bob Crosby Henry Aldrich Abbott and Costello Burns and Allen and Henry Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abc
Cbs Network
Abc-West
Mbs-West
Cbs
Abe Lowell Thomas
Abe Basic
Beulah
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
Cbs Daily
Abe
Tropico
Bob Crosby Club
Cbée
Harkness
Cbs Sports
Henry Aldrich
Abe F.B.I
Jo Stafford
Mbs
Screen Guild
Abe Hilton
Child's World
Abe Ed Wilson
Fred Waring
Mur
Cbs We Care
News
Variety
Abe- West
Abbe
Kate Smith
Bill Slater
Hollywood
Abe Queen
Hope Chest
Abe Red Benson
Don Ameche
Kay Kyser
Bob Lewis
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Rock OF Ages
Bob Wade
Bill Millene
NEA Service, Inc
Department of Agriculture
H. Harris
Dick Turner
EA Service, Inc
T._M
Pat
Edson
Sen
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Joint Congressional Committee
Keyserling
U. S
Wilton E. Hall
Russia
Rosalind Southern
Ann Russell
Linda Dunne
Irene Darnell
United States
North Southwest
USSY
Toquias
Nbbe
The
Clevelandaires
Abe Bob Poole
My Story
Godfrey
By Galbraith
Mrs. Jones
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